T.J. Zane is a small business owner with over 20 years of experience providing public affairs and communications services for a variety of clientele.
Prior to being elected to Poway Unified in 2014, Zane led several major local initiatives, including the fights to preserve the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, to keep MCAS Miramar a military airport, to defeat a citywide sales tax increase, and to pass comprehensive pension reform.
While serving as a PUSD trustee, Zane helped advance many positive changes district-wide: the hiring of a new, well-respected superintendent; implementation of proper internal financial controls and organizational efficiencies; and a renewed focus on school safety – ensuring our children’s physical safety, and social and emotional wellness.
Zane graduated the University of Pennsylvania, is an Eagle Scout and serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the San Diego-Imperial Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Emeritus Board of the Rancho Family YMCA.